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GH2

Gene

growth hormone 2

HGNCHGNC:4262EnsemblENSG00000136487NCBI Gene2689
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17q23.3

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asGH-V · GHV · GHL · hGH-V
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Alias symbolsGH-V, GHV, GHL, hGH-V
Alias namesplacental-specific growth hormone, placenta-specific growth hormone

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Diabetes, Gestational
46,XX gonadal dysgenesis
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
Non-acquired isolated growth hormone deficiency

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Growth hormone family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.